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Singer-songwriter Kina Grannis will also peform as part of the week long serieis of events

GreenVote, the start up responsible for the app, is the brain child of three M&T students.

The Statesman aims to broaden discourse on campus to include right-leaning perspectives.

No retail options are currently planned for the office building.

Two prominent Penn families are the lead donors to a new Hill Field college house, a project that will break ground on Friday.

In Irvine on Wednesday, Perry recounted his personal story of drug addiction and alcoholism.

Sestak has made clear his intentions to run for Senate since earlier this year.

After Coursera partnered with a Chinese internet company in October, Penn professors are concerned with potential censorship of their courses.

Chill Moody, a native of 56th Street and Landsdowne Ave., debuted his third music video on MTV on Monday night.

A group is hoping to permanently keep DS(3), a structure of metal fences outside of Fischer Fine Arts library, which has garnered student attention.

The ease of conducting clinical trials and development opportunities for early stage companies in Philadelphia have made the city one of the top 10 cities in the country for biotechnology jobs.

Despite low turnout at the ballots on Tuesday, Democrats prevailed across the board.

Stacy Nadeau — A Dove Real Beauty Campaign model — talked about the social pressure women face and reminded them to take care of themselves in a relatable and engaging talk.

McGraw-Hill hopes that through EDSI there will be opportunities to push the boundaries of what is possible in education.

The Vagelos Integrated Program in Energy Research is a dual-degree program between Engineering and the College. Despite being a new program, there were no major problems in the 2012 pilot program.

RHex’s ability to adjust to different terrains raises the possibility of using it for search and rescue robotics or for scientific data collection in remote environments.